performer

                                  opalescence
                  covers the plain
                         white surface

         smooth tranquility
                                                        (until)

                exquisite incisions
    precisely cut
        the sleek illusion

(of)
                frail self-deception

             subtle lesions
                    breach
     delicate skin

                              fragile wounds
                                           —extrinsic

    slowly
                      disbelief
                                             ingresses

              porous streaks
                                     —leak

          slender branching
               overlaying
            the innermost

                         a dark mesh
                                        —enfolding

                  the performer

Sometimes a word of truth, a deep look can crack your idea of yourself, of the person you want to be, can totally change your view.
That’s when you stop performing.